I cant tell if your serious, or not, but your instructor probably wont kick you in the face, but if you are serious, try having him kick you in the ribs when you are doing your push ups. When you get up, be honest, and tell me that your not just alittle bit more focused on your training.

The only thing I'd be focused on if my "instructor" kicked me in the ribs whilst doing pushups, would be standing up and kicking the fucking **** out of him.

Kicking someone in the upper torso is one sure fire way of causing a fracture of the ribcage, this can be nothing more serious than a simple closed hairline or full fracture however; the possibility of pneumothorax resulting from a puncture of a lung is very real.

Kicking someone in the ribs whilst doing pushups - as a means of making someone "focus" more on their training is fucking bullshit.

I once had an instructor punch-slap me in the face because I was looking down while doing shin blocks with my partner...it hurt, but I don't look down anymore.

Thank you for your honesty.It's amazing how pain will moitvate you.I have read articles about Jackie Chan, and I have seen him in interviews.He was taken in at a young age into a Kwoon, because he was homeless as a child.He talks of hours of horse stance, and other grueling positions that he had to endure, and if for one second he would slip, the teacher would beat him.He talked about the 15 hour days, and all of the beatings.There was another Martail Artist that was popular about 15 years ago( he had his own TV show ).He was very heavy compared to the rest, but his ability was very effective.I cant remember his name, but he, and Jackie where at the same Kwoon at the same time.He also talked about the beatingsHere the same two guys that were known to the American public for thier abiliy trained at the same Kwoon, and recieved the same kind of abuse at the same time.Thet both talked about the brutal abuse they had to endure, but guess what, they are two of the best.Like I have said before, it's all about emotional content, and nothing gets your attention like pain.

The only thing I'd be focused on if my "instructor" kicked me in the ribs whilst doing pushups, would be standing up and kicking the fucking **** out of him.

Kicking someone in the upper torso is one sure fire way of causing a fracture of the ribcage, this can be nothing more serious than a simple closed hairline or full fracture however; the possibility of pneumothorax resulting from a puncture of a lung is very real.

Kicking someone in the ribs whilst doing pushups - as a means of making someone "focus" more on their training is fucking bullshit.

This is why you will never be very good in the Arts.You will always be second rate.Apperantly you are used to living with that image of yourself.

I think it's about personality and who do you take your "instructor" for.

If he is just an instructor for you it is normal to react like Simio.But I think it will affect your training.

If you see your instructor like a master and give away all of your ego against him you will also get more from him in my opinion.

Because such discipline will make you learn.When you do something wrong and learn it with "pain" you never forget that again.I think it shouldn't be taken as an insult.It must be understood as a lesson.

While making pushups,having kick on face looks a little "too much" for me though.But I still cant think "bad" about it.

and Simio de las Rocas are you sure you would react that way? You are in military it seems man, you must have seen the hardest of disciplines.I think you would endure in a situation like that.No offense just my opinion.